83 Vietnamese Cuisine is now open at The Crossing in the space where Rumbergers used to be. The restaurant’s menu offers egg rolls, noodles, bánh mì sandwiches, pork belly bowl, and a grilled bone-in pork …
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Five things to eat or drink in C-U this month: July 2022
This July, try sushi at Sakura, Seven Saints' chicken flautas, and three more tasty bites in C-U.
El Paraiso is leaving Broadway Food Hall in August
El Paraiso announced on Facebook that the Latin American restaurant located in Broadway Food Hall will close this August. The restaurant is not closing permanently; El Paraiso’s owners hope to find another location to lease …
Market Watch: July 2022
There's much to love at C-U farmers' markets in July: berries, peaches, sweet corn, potatoes, tomatoes, edible flowers, Watson's food truck, and more.
Celebrate Independence with Best of Africa
Featuring celebrity performers, live music, African food, and a celebration of independence, Best of Africa Food Store is hosting Festival Independence this weekend Friday, July 1st through Sunday, July 3rd. The event will be outside …
A-Ri-Rang’s owners retiring after 23 years; new owners will reopen in July
After 23 years, A-Ri-Rang’s owners are retiring. The Campustown Korean restaurant is closed as of today, June 27th, but the restaurant will reopen under new ownership sometime in July. Read the paper announcement below. Photo …
Find Uniting Pride, Lodgic, and kids cooking kits at this Tuesday’s market
The market this Tuesday, June 28th will be a fun one. The Land Connection’s Champaign Farmers’ Market will have Uniting Pride at the Market, a rainbow scavenger hunt, free kids cooking kits, Lodgic Kids Camp, …
I ordered all ten sauces at Black Dog Smoke and Ale House
Everyone who has been to Black Dog has a favorite sauce. I’ve had the same two favorite sauces since my first bite at the Urbana location in 2014: the Lexington and Georgia peach. I’ve stuck …
Hendrick House Farm’s ten acres of sustainable agriculture
Walk the farm with Hendrick House Farm Director Ann Swanson as she shares about the 15,000 pounds of produce the farm grows annually for C-U, her fine dining experiences, and her goal to reform the food at institutional kitchens.
The Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant will be serving lunch again soon
The Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant posted on Facebook that it will reopen this August, and that is great news. The restaurant closed in December with no reopening date, but in that time, the radically inclusive …